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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Sunday Musing: Procrastination and Organization

I am not very organized and I procrastinate quite a bit. Those are two very good reasons that I don't participate in things like A-Z Mondays and Weird Object Friday. I once participated in a Friday 55, but that was a special circumstance.

Lack of organization has gotten in the way of my not accomplishing much in life. It's been said that those who fail to plan, plan to fail. Because of my failing to plan, this person of otherwise above average intelligence, graduated in the bottom third of my high school class, didn't go to college, and didn't have the career in media that I wanted.

All you would need to do is look at all the books on my bookshelf that I haven't finished to realize how disorganized I am. I, of course, have much to blame my disorganization on. I blame it mostly on the one currently sitting at the keyboard.

Procrastination? I always wait until something happens in order to get something done. I have a panic attack every year when the quality audit comes up at work because I wait until the last minute to get essential things done. The past couple of years I have taken my tax information to my friend Jim, who has also become my CPA. I used to put that off indefinitely every year.

Too often procrastination has cost me a lot. Car repairs, overdraft charges, and some health issues have been the result of procrastination and lack of organization.

One reason I like reading the recovery bloggers is that in order for them to adequately follow the 12 steps, there has to be much organization. They have decided that they need to make a change in their life, NOW. There is no more time for them to procrastinate.

In 1971, George Allen was named the head coach of the Washington Redskins. He promptly traded away many draft picks in order to get older veterans. When asked why he was trading away the future for veterans toward the ends of their careers, he replied that the "future is now."

I write this post with me in mind. I hope that maybe I can jumpstart myself to post some podcasts and get my book together. I hope I can do the work I need in my house and possible make career moves that will make my life easier. I also hope I can make steps necessary to lose the weight I need to lose.

Band videos courtesy of Matthew Killough

The videos of the Rittman Indians Marching Band were recorded at various band shows by Rittman resident Matthew Killough, who writes his own blog, Wixy Rittman High Band Gone Bananas. He happens to be a very avid fan of the band.